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Which one of the following Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines "affray"?

Section 194(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 159 IPC) defines affray: "When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public…

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Which one of the following Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines "affray"?

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Section 194(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 159 IPC) defines affray: "When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to commit an affray."

Section 194(2) prescribes the punishment for committing affray, section 191(3) punishes rioting armed with a deadly weapon, and section 195 deals with assaulting or obstructing a public servant when suppressing a riot, etc.

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